MAH JOHOR CHAPTER RUN 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JOHOR HOTELS RUN IN CELEBRATION OF RESILIENCE POST-PANDEMIC

(MAH JOHOR CHAPTER RUN 2023)

2023, October 11 – Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia – 578 employees from 39 hotels in Johor were flagged off for a 5km MAH Run at the Gateway Garden, Bandar Medini of Iskandar Puteri today. Present to grace the occasion were YB Raven Kumar A/L Krishnasamy, Johor State ExCo of Tourism, Environment, Heritage and Culture.

“We are celebrating our resilience post-pandemic; that although many hotels ceased operations and some closed permanently during the height of the spread of Covid-19, we survived. We are glad to see the surge of more hotels joining our chapter and that overall hotel business has picked up although not yet at par with pre-pandemic levels. We are still facing various challenges and we need such an event to continue motivating our employees who are our assets,” said Ivan Teo, the Chairman of MAH Johor Chapter.

In previous years and the last being organized in 2019, the MAH Games was an annual event to get hotels together in friendly competition played over various popular games and sports. This year, however, the Committee of MAH Johor Chapter decided to have a Run instead.

“Many hotels stood together in solidarity during the difficult period of the pandemic and we realize how important it is that we continue to strengthen ties among Johor hotels. The purpose of the Run is also to promote a healthy lifestyle, carrying a salient message that we need to be fit in order to resist any kind of infections.”

“Organizing a Run is definitely a more well-rounded sport where everybody can participate, unlike previous Games which require individual expertise in specific sports,” said Sunny Soo, the Organizing Chairperson who is also the General Manager of Pulai Springs Resort, as well as Honorary Treasurer of the Chapter’s Committee.

As there is a Challenge Trophy for the MAH Run, the Committee hopes that it will become a recurring event. The response for this inaugural run is encouraging. There were three winners each from the male and female categories, where an overall champion was amongst them. Every participant received a finisher medal in recognition of his or her participation.

Below are the results:

MALE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY:

1st Placing: Khairul Anuar (Legoland Hotel)

2nd Placing: Narendar Kumar (Pulai Springs Resort)

3rd Placing: Man Kumar (KSL Hotel)

FEMALE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY:

1st Placing: Nurhamizah Bt. Mustafa (Legoland Hotel)

2nd Placing: Lee Sze Yin (Westin Desaru)

3rd Placing: Nurul Azimah (Somerset Medini)

The overall hotel champion was Pulai Springs Resort, accumulating points from the top three runners from the same hotel.

The MAH Run follows an earlier series of friendly football matches among hotels that culminated with a play against MAH Melaka in which Johor won. Recently, several of the players were selected to represent Johor chapter together with players from the other 12 state chapters to play against ex-national football heroes, Dato Wira Soh Chin Ann, Dato’ Dollah Salleh and Dato’ Zainal Abidin Hassan in a friendly exhibition game meant to raise funds for ex-national football players. The event was held on 10 October 2023.

MAH Johor is currently the state with the second largest number of hotels with 95 members, totaling 18,710 rooms nationwide, after Kuala Lumpur.

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About the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) is the umbrella body for hotels in Malaysia formed in 1974 and initially established by a group of concerned and dedicated hoteliers to bring about a more dynamic hospitality industry aimed at building a workforce of highly skilled, innovative and disciplined individuals. Its long-term goal was to enhance the efficiency of the hospitality industry, thus, bringing about a more dynamic Malaysian hospitality industry. MAH, as the official national network for the hotel industry, represents more than 900 hotels throughout Malaysia supplying a total of 155,287 rooms which is about 65% of the total number of hotel rooms available as guest accommodation in this country. With 13 chapters across the nation, MAH acts as a voice of the industry, working as one body to promote, protect, represent and advance the interests of its members.

About MAHTEC

MAHTEC Sdn Bhd commenced its fiscal year in 1998 to profile MAH as a human resource development provider and to upgrade the skills and knowledge of staff-in-service in the industry. MAHTEC is the training arm of the Association specializing in developing quality human resources in the hospitality industry. Highly specialized in the areas of Hospitality Skills Training and Managerial Development Training, all programs are facilitated by experienced and qualified Trainers through workshops and practical session.